CARAWAY (AP) — A man who authorities suspect was on drugs attacked three third-graders in a classroom at a northeast Arkansas school his daughter attends, police said Friday.

There wasn’t a teacher in the classroom when Michael Stayton, 47, of Caraway attacked the boys, ages 8, 9 and 10, Police Officer Kevin Tucker said.

Authorities suspect Stayton was under the influence of methamphetamine when he grabbed one of the boys by the throat at Riverside East Elementary School on Tuesday, Tucker said. One boy’s parents said he has a broken bone, Tucker said.

Stayton was arrested on charges of terroristic threatening, battery and false imprisonment, according to court documents. He was ordered held on $100,000 bond and is due back in court Sept. 25, Tucker said.

Stayton has denied the allegations and claims he was just playing with the children, Tucker said. He was appointed a public defender, but the office said Friday an attorney hadn’t been assigned to his case.

Tuesday’s attacks came after Stayton allegedly came to visit his daughter at school around lunchtime.

One boy told police Stayton came into the classroom he was in and pushed him, Tucker wrote in a police report. One of the boys also said Stayton grabbed him by the throat and asked, “What are you doing here? You should be in heaven,” according to the police report.

Riverside school district superintendent Tommy Knight said he met with the parents of the boys. He said the schools are reviewing their security policies.